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Friday, January 11, 2019

If you are visiting me for the first time, Welcome! and if you have been here before, Welcome Back!

When OLFA asked me to be a part of their Creators Team, along with it came the responsibility to create (obviously) something for you; which I was thrilled to do.

Introducing ECHO

I designed this quilt some years ago, and am so excited that I could finally bring it to life and share the pattern with you (pattern link here).

ECHO measures approx. 50" x 50" and is a beginner-friendly pattern perfect for that new baby or toddler in your life. It would also make an excellent center-piece to a much larger quilt; just add some borders or additional HST around the exterior and there you have it...Hahaha!

Thursday, January 10, 2019

I'm one of several selected to be part of OLFA's 2019 Creators, and am looking forward to sharing a little bit about myself, and a brand-new project I created just for you.

Stay tuned...and I mean real soon!

But before I get ahead of myself, let me back up a little. You see, I have always loved OLFA and have been using their rotary cutter for over 20 years. Well, technically I used my Mom's OLFA rotary cutter for the first few years; but then I bought my own. Hehe!

In 2018, I was part of their Ambassador team...and was thrilled when they asked me to continue on with them as a Creator.

This year the OLFA Rotary Cutter turns 40!

Can you believe it?

Coincidentally, I will also be turning 40 this year...Woot!

OLFA has some big plans for 2019, their Ruby Rotary Cutter is just a part of it. If you haven't checked it out yet, it's so sassy!

It is nice once in a while to take a leisurely stroll down memory lane and remember some of the things that I did in 2018. This is like 5% of it, you can see much more on Instagram @KristyDaum.

CreatedWhile I did have some finishes this year, six to be exact...they weren't all started this year, most were simply finished. Done is done in my book. I finally decided to give "quilting by paycheck" a try and I'm glad I did because otherwise these would still likely be unfinished. Big thanks to Stitched in Color and Trace Creek Quilting for their creative long-arming.

I also published my quilt pattern, Modern D9P; which has been a hit since it's debut in August. You can check out the details here, and pick up a PDF here.

Experienced
After 7 years as President of the St. Louis MQG, 2018 was my first year as a regular member having stepped down in 2017. The guild was left in the hands of a fantastic panel of Officers and I've enjoyed being part of the audience.

I saw several shows at the Fox Theater with my Sister and Sister-in-Law including HAMILTON.

My external hard drive crashed in the Summer and left me completely freaked out, thinking I lost everything. That was until my Dad came to the rescue, took it apart and frankenstein'ed it together with an old computer so I could save everything.

In July, I traveled to Maine (my first time there) and taught several quilting workshops and gave a lecture / trunk show at Maine Quilts. Yes, I did eat lobster.

In August, my Sister and I took a road trip to Chicago and had a blast at the museums...even if I did have a panic attack surrounded by all of the taxidermy'ed animals.

I started reading novels again after a long hiatus, and fell in love with the A Discovery of Witches series, coincidentally the author was coming in town in Fall and I was able to hear her lecture.

In September, I experienced my first "real" concert, when my Sister and I saw Ed Sheeran at Busch Stadium.

Looking Forward
2019 has already started off on a high note and I'm looking forward to trying lots of fun new things.